And another chapter. For those who want to know when the Malfoys i.e. Lucius and Draco will appear, look for them or one of them in the next chapter. I have got the basics of the next 6 chapters down but still need to do some heavy editing. I will try and update chapter 8 over the weekend but not promising anything as I want to take my time and get it right rather than come back in a few months and edit.

At the moment I'm not sure how long this fanfic will be as I know where it will end but I just have to figure out the middle.

Please let me know what you think and as ever I appreciate all those who take their time who read and review. Many thanks

Chapter 7

12 Grimmauld place

A few seconds after leaving Headmaster Snape's office

Harry flooed through to the drawing room at Grimmauld place relieved to be home and away from Snape and his attitude.

" Harry is that you" he heard Ginny question from outside of the room. Harry quickly aimed the pensieve to the other side of the room behind the sofa and out of of everyone's sight. He really wasn't in the mood to offer an explanation to Ginny as to why he had the pensieve so to avoid all her questions he'd rather she know nothing about it all.

Ginny walked in and smiled at Harry kissed him. Harry did his best to return the kiss but he just wasn't in the mood right now for anything with his girlfriend be that conversation or anything else. He was tired, from the raid last night, to Sebastian this morning and no sleep in over 24 hours." Ginny I wasn't expecting you today?"

" I thought I'd surprise you, I thought we would have the house to ourselves. I wasn't expecting Hermione to be here and with a little boy? Who is he Harry and why isn't she at work? It's not like her to miss work and miss a chance to suck up to Kingsley?"

" The child is a family relation of Hermione's and she is looking after him unexpectedly today due to an emergency"answered Harry.

Ginny sniffed " Is that all? I didn't know she had any young family members she has never once mentioned anything of the sort to me. That's typical Hermione.."

" Ginny..." Ginny stopped speaking she knew she had to be careful when she spoke of precious Hermione in front of Harry. Her boyfriend wouldn't hear a word said against that fat ugly know it all and she knew that if it ever came to a choice between her and Hermione she would find herself out on the pavement quicker than she could get the next insult out.

She was determined that would soon change. As soon as she and Harry got married and she got pregnant she would make him choose. He would never pick that ugly know it all above her and their child.

"Sorry Harry, why don't I make you some lunch and we can talk. I haven't seen you this week at all."

" I'll meet you in the kitchen. Let me look in on Hermione and Sebastian."

Ginny frowned nodded and flounced out of the room. Harry sighed and made his way to the library. He cared about Ginny he really did but he wasn't sure if he loved her. This whole thing with Hermione had bought out a side to Ginny that wasn't attractive at all. Hermione was his sister in all but blood and name and he couldn't bear the thought of anyone hurting her. She was the only person that hadn't turned her back on him, she had stood by him from the first year at school till the end and after the war.

Harry walked in the library and the sight that greeted him made him smile. Hermione was sat on the floor with her son playing exploding snap, they both had the same look of concentration and both also had the same look of determination to win. Sebastian had only been here a few hours and already Harry adored his nephew, he was determined that Sebastian was kept safe and he would do all he could to keep his family safe and protected. Be it from death eaters, the Malfoy's or even Hermione's stubbornness nothing was going to stand in his way.

"Harry you're back, did you get it?" Harry nodded and answered " yes and you were correct, Snape was suspicious and it was only thanks to Dumbledore I was able to escape"

"Uncle Harry you came back, where did you go. I was bored" Sebastian had already shot up and was across the room with his little arms wrapped around Harry's legs.

Hermione rolled her eyes at her sons comment on being bored. " I think we should take a look at the memories tonight when a certain someone has gone to bed?"

Harry nodded and looked at Sebastian and said " I'll be back in a few minutes , I just need to go and grab a bite to eat in the kitchen with Ginny. I wont be long and then we can play with the quidditch figures OK?"

Sebastian nodded and agreed even though he didn't look too happy about loosing his playmate.

Harry looked at Hermione and said " I wont be long.".

The headmaster's office

4.15pm

Severus Snape was still thinking about the Potter boy and his know it all side kick and what it was that they needed with the pensieve. Severus had thought that after the war the memories that he had given Potter in the shrieking shack had been returned to him but what if the annoying one and interfering one had made copies of his memories? Were they planning on entertaining themselves with his memories, his shame, guilt and humiliation from the past twenty years. If that was the case then those brats would not know what hit them. He didn't think the bushy haired side kick would have any part in any nefarious plans but she had in the past been persuaded by the potter brat and the ginger haired menace in many of their hair brained schemes. The world might think Harry Potter was all for the light but Severus had never forgotten that Harry was James Potters get and the apple never fell far from the tree.

If they weren't looking at his memories and were in fact viewing someone else's then Severus was curious as to what it was that they were looking at in secret and what they were trying to hide from the ministry. While he would never admit it out loud he felt a certain protectiveness towards the know it all that had saved his life. It had taken him 3 months to recover in St Mungos after being a coma for 6 weeks. He had discovered after he had woken up from said coma that the bushy haired Gryffindor princess had fought tooth and nail with the wizengamot to clear his name and to have him reinstated as headmaster. She had also spoken up for his godson Draco and saved him from Azkaban and for that he would always be grateful. The Potter brat had also spoken on his and Draco's behalf but seeing as Severus had spent 20 years as a spy fighting to save him he was less grateful to him.

Maybe a surprise visit was in order to Grimmauld place. Severus smirked to himself and though that was a grand idea. No doubt the Potter brat hadn't reset the floo network since his visit this afternoon. Now that he had a plan in place Severus sat back in his chair and relaxed and looked at the clock. Yes soon he would know what the annoying Gryffindor's were up to.

" I'm not sure I like it when you smile like that Severus, it always makes me suspicious that someone's day is about to turn sour" Dumbledore's portrait remarked.

Severus ignore this and turned to Headmaster Blacks portrait. He had asked him to look in on his other portrait at Grimmauld place to see if there was anything to report although he knew it was a long shot as his portrait was placed in one of the back bedrooms. " Nothing to report Headmaster except I thought I may have heard a child's voice earlier but other than that I could see or hear nothing."

Severus nodded, a child. Curious indeed.

12 Grimmauld place

The drawing room

6.45pm

Hermione was exhausted. After an afternoon of keeping Sebastian entertained and then fighting to bathe him after him and Harry had thought it was a good idea to wrestle on the floor she was tired. Sebastian had also got upset when Hermione had transfigured another set of pyjamas for him as the one he was wearing was too filthy to put on again. Sebastian had wanted to his own clothes from the manor and had refused point blank to put on the ones she had for him. Then he had screamed and cried for his father. After he had exhausted himself with his tantrum she finally managed to get him in the bath and in his transfigured clothes. She really would need to go to the shops tomorrow and get him some clothes and toys, she would have to take a few days off work as she really couldn't leave him with anyone except Harry and that wouldn't be fair on Harry as he had already done enough. Maybe a day in the muggle shops might distract her son from asking after his father.

She looked at her son who was now cuddling her, who would have thought that half an hour earlier her little angel was screaming and shouting and now look at him all cute and adorable and quite.

"I'm sorry I was bad mummy, will you tell father I shouted? He will be very angry. Father says Malfoy's do not act like that in front of ladies or anyone else."

" No Sebastian we wont tell anyone about this but you mustn't act like that . If you are upset or angry you must tell me OK" At this Sebastian nodded his head and grinned happy that his father wouldn't hear of this and be disappointed in him.

"I'm back and I got food" Harry shouted from the hallway. Hermione could smell the Indian food and she felt her mouth water. In all the excitement today she hadn't eaten much but now her hunger was back in full force.

Harry came in with the food and dumped the bags on the table " Not in here guys, we'll eat in the kitchen. Hermione got up and carried the bags into the kitchen with Harry and Sebastian trailing behind her.

Hermione and her boys were cleaning up the leftovers from their meal in the kitchen when she thought she heard something in the drawing room. Harry must have heard the same thing as well as he grabbed Sebastian and drew his wand.

Harry sat Sebastian on a chair at the far corner of the kitchen " Sebastian I want you to stay here, me and mummy wont be long."

"No I want to come with you". " Harry stay here with him and I'll take a look" Hermione had already turned to walk out of the kitchen before Harry could say anything in protest.

Before she could go any further though he heard her ask " Headmaster Snape" "Miss Granger and where is Mr Potter, I though I heard his dulcet tones in the kitchen with you and if I'm not mistaken I thought I may have also heard a child?" Before Harry could stop him Sebastian jumped off his chair and ran towards the Kitchen door. "Uncle Sevie, Sebastian shot past his mother before she could grab him and he jumped on Severus Snape. The look on Severus's face was dumbstruck. "Uncle Sevie? What is the meaning of this and who is this brat that is jumping all over my person" growled the Headmaster. Severus looked at the child and he looked familiar, he took a closer look and he could see his godsons features stare back at him with tears in his eyes. "Come her Sebastian" Hermione reached for her son and tried to comfort him while scowling at the man who had caused her son to become upset. "Why is Uncle Sevie mad Mummy, did I do bad" "of course not Uncle Sevie is being a grouch" Hermione glared at Severus as if daring him to disagree but Severus wasn't looking at her he couldn't stop staring at the child. This was Hermione Granger's child and by the look if him if he was clearly a Malfoy. He looked at Hermione in horror, had his godson impregnated the girl during the war, had he raped her and the child was the result? Severus felt rage like never before he was horrified that the godson he loved and cared for could have done this. But no that also made no sense and he knew Draco was not capable of rape, he was a bully yes but he could never actually hurt anyone. So was this child the result of some sort of fling? And why had the child called him "Uncle Sevie" as if he knew him and he should know who the child is? He looked at Potter and Granger in question and said "I think you have some explaining to do. I will be in the drawing room waiting while you calm the child and perhaps it is time for him to seek his bed? Potter make the tea." Severus then made his way to the drawing to wait for the answers to the many questions that were now forming in his head.